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A next-generation firewall (NGFW) is a part of the third generation of firewall technology, combining a conventional firewall with other network device filtering functions, such as an application firewall using in-line deep packet inspection (DPI) and an intrusion prevention system (IPS).
This is a selected list of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs).. MMORPGs are large multi-user games that take place in perpetual online worlds with a great number of other players.
This is a list of notable tabletop role-playing games. It does not include computer role-playing games , MMORPGs , play-by-mail/email games , or any other video games with RPG elements. Most of these games are tabletop role-playing games ; other types of games are noted as such where appropriate.
Role-playing games also have specialized slang and jargon associated with them. Besides the terms listed here, there are numerous terms used in the context of specific, individual RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), Pathfinder, Fate, and Vampire: The Masquerade. For a list of RPGs, see List of role-playing games.
Whereas a viewer of a television show is a passive observer, a player in a role-playing game makes choices that affect the story. [13] Such role-playing games extend an older tradition of storytelling games where a small party of friends collaborate to create a story.
This is a list of campaign settings published for role-playing games. Since role-playing games originally developed from wargames, there are many historical and alternate-history RPGs based on Earth. The settings for such games are excluded from this list, unless they include significant fictional elements.
These games often use action game combat systems similar to hack and slash or shooter games. The term "action role-playing game" may also describe action-adventure games, which include a mission system and role-playing game mechanics, as well as MMORPGs with real-time combat systems.
A role-playing game system is a set of game mechanics rules used in a role-playing game. Many role-playing games use their own, custom system; this category is for articles about systems used in multiple games, or otherwise notable systems.